diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 342b8b05f8..c11cecfa99 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@ proc buildEchoStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   else:
     result.add localErrorNode(c, n, "system needs: echo")
   result.add(n)
+  result.add(newStrNode(nkStrLit, ": " & n.typ.typeToString))
   result = semExpr(c, result)
 
 proc semExprNoType(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =